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How Can AI Be Used Safely? Researchers From Harvard, MIT, IBM & Microsoft Weigh In

Posted on April 1, 2025 by Techme101

A new report by the AAAI defines the current trends and the research challenges required to make AI more capable and reliable, so the technology can be safely used.

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Developers Wanted: OpenAI Seeks Feedback About Open Model That Will Be Revealed ‘In the Coming Months’

Posted on April 1, 2025 by Techme101

Find out how to provide OpenAI with your input about its upcoming open language model, which Sam Altman stated will be a “reasoning” model like OpenAI o1.

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Researchers suggest OpenAI trained AI models on paywalled O’Reilly books

Posted on April 1, 2025 by Techme101

OpenAI has been accused by many parties of training its AI on copyrighted content sans permission. Now a new paper by an AI watchdog organization makes the serious accusation that the company increasingly relied on non-public books it didn’t license … Continue reading →

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CaaStle board confirms financial distress, furloughing employees

Posted on April 1, 2025 by Techme101

CaaStle, a startup that launched in 2011 as a plus-sized clothing subscription service and later became an inventory monetization platform for clothing retailers, is facing financial difficulties, the company confirmed to TechCrunch following a report by Axios. Citing a letter … Continue reading →

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Hims & Hers shares rise as company adds new weight-loss medications to platform

Posted on April 1, 2025 by Techme101

Hims & Hers is adding Zepbound, Mounjaro, and the generic injection liraglutide to its platform.

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Who are climate conscious consumers? Not who you’d expect, says Northwind Climate

Posted on April 1, 2025 by Techme101

Rather than divide people into demographic buckets, Northwind Climate analyzes survey responses for behavioral clues.

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Meta’s head of AI research announces departure

Posted on April 1, 2025 by Techme101

Meta Vice President of AI Research Joelle Pineau will leave the social media company on May 30.

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Zelle is shutting down its app, but you probably don’t need to worry

Posted on April 1, 2025 by Techme101

Zelle is shutting down its standalone app on Tuesday, according to a company blog post. This news might be alarming if you’re one of the over 150 million customers in the U.S. who use Zelle for person-to-person payments. But only … Continue reading →

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Mark Cuban backs Skylight, a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky’s underlying technology

Posted on April 1, 2025 by Techme101

Skylight, a startup taking on TikTok with a more open alternative, is launching its mobile app to the public on Tuesday after just ten weeks of active development. The app, which is backed by Mark Cuban and others, is now … Continue reading →

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Someone is trying to recruit security researchers in bizarre hacking campaign 

Posted on April 1, 2025 by Techme101

An obscure wannabe hacker’s tantalizing (and clearly sketchy) job offer has some security researchers asking, why?

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